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The Flyers’ problems in net this year have started and ended with their goalies’ performance on the penalty kill.

80 percent — the Flyers’ save percentage this season while down a man on the penalty kill (specifically, in 4-on-5 situations). As of this writing, that’s the third-worst mark in the NHL; only Edmonton (78.69 percent) and Arizona (75 percent) have fared worse.

On the surface, the Flyers’ goalies have struggled some in the early going of this season. While save percentages for the NHL at large are down this season (through Saturday’s games, the league-average save percentage in the 2017-18 season on non-empty net shots was 90.90 percent, down from 91.35 percent last season), the Flyers rank 20th among the NHL’s 31 teams in save percentage, having stopped 90.